Princeton: A Stroebel Family Affair

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Lewis Stroebel watched his older brother, Mitchell, walk across the stage to pick up his Princeton diploma in the Spring of 2022.

It was a proud family moment, one that led all his siblings to pose together around the famous Tiger statue in front of Nassau Hall.

This picture is a family tradition of sorts.

Lewis is one of eight siblings in the Stroebel household. There's Spencer, Maggie, Trevor, Stewart, Mitchell, himself, Wesley, and Mary (in age order).

Spencer, the oldest at 33, rowed at Princeton for the men's lightweight team. Maggie, the second oldest, was a captain on the women's lightweight team and graduated in 2014. Trevor played football at Georgia Tech and Northwestern. Stewart is a Princeton 2019 graduate. Mitchell '22 and Lewis were teammates on the Princeton football team. Wesley plays football at Wake Forest while Mary, the youngest at 18, is committed to Northwestern for soccer.

Let's break that down.

That's seven athletes and FIVE siblings that attended Princeton.

So yeah, the picture in front of Nassau Hall has happened a lot.

"I've always loved Nassau Hall," said the current Princeton senior. "It's a really special location for us and as you look through the pictures, you've seen how much I've grown."

Chaos.

That's what it was like in the Stroebel household.

Laura Stroebel (mom) was the one who took care of the lunches, getting workbooks together for the kids and getting everyone to practice.

How did the family get everywhere?

A 12-passenger van, of course.

"As you grow up with all the younger siblings, you have to start taking care of the younger ones," said Lewis, who is the third youngest of the Stroebel siblings.

Playtime was always a competitive affair.

"I remember playing with all my older siblings," said Lewis. "We all got into sports by watching our older siblings and playing with them. The younger kids got a hard time, but in the end, we're family and we support each other."

In the Stroebel household, yes, sports were a part of everyday life, but what was more important?

Academics.

Summer days were not always for fun and games.

"There'd be checklists every day," said Lewis. "10 pages of schoolwork, 30 minutes of basketball practice and then 15 minutes of reading. She (Lewis' mother) was big on taking care of the priorities every day before letting you do what you want."

Almost all the Stroebel children were three-sport athletes in high school, but at the same time were taking AP classes. Once, the oldest, Spencer, got into Princeton, the standard was set.

Scheduling has been the most important part of managing the academic portion of Princeton while also being on the football team.

"Breaking stuff into segments to learn how to do things," said Lewis about managing everything. "My mom is a big influence on us in scheduling out the day, so we don't throw too many things on our plate."

So why Princeton?

What made Princeton the choice for the family?

"We fell in love with the campus," said Lewis. "It's beautiful and all four boys who went to Princeton majored in Operations Research and Financial Engineering which is a well diverse education that sets you up after graduation. I also love the people; I've gotten to meet from all over the country and the world."

After graduation and one more picture in front of Nassau Hall, Stroebel will work at Baird, an investment banking firm in Milwaukee.

Don't worry though, the Stroebel family togethers are hardly going anywhere. Four of the siblings are back in the Chicago/Milwaukee area which is not far from Mom and Dad.

Everyone will sit at the big table that seats 10 and catch up on the special place that means so much to the family.

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